Long Island rotisserie chicken with a Latin spin

The chicken at Los Andes in Deer Park is a nuanced and savory. (Credit: Doug Young)

The hottest rotisserie chicken on Long Island has a decided Latin spin. Golden brown and savory to the bone, these spit-roasted birds are a source of patriotic pride to those with roots in South America....

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The hottest rotisserie chicken on Long Island has a decided Latin spin. Golden brown and savory to the bone, these spit-roasted birds are a source of patriotic pride to those with roots in South America.

Cuzco Peru

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Cuzco Peru, Lynbrook: The bird here does Cuzco Peru proud, made from a "secret" recipe of owner Alex Torres. Get it whole or as a quarter piece, with salad and a side dish (sweet plantains are especially good). There also are family-style dinner combos.

Gallo Restaurant

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Gallo, Patchogue (Colombian): The juicy, bronze-skinned chicken is marinated in a combination of garlic, spices and citrus juice. Have it with owner David Bustamente's signature avocado jalapeño sauce that's kept in a jar on every table.

Pollos El Paisa

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Pollos El Paisa, Westbury: A popular standby for its namesake dish, the "national chicken" of Colombia, this bright little eatery showcases birds bronzing on spits in the glass-front ovens behind the counter. Every bite is permeated with flavor.

Chicken Coop

Fax-Chix

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Fax-Chix, Farmingville (Portuguese-Mexican): Although technically not rotisserie-roasted, the delicious marinated bone-in grilled chicken at this Portuguese-Mexican takeout and bar is the stuff of Long Island legend. The recipe belongs to owner Clara Martins, whose heritage is Portuguese.

Millennium Chicken III

Millennium Chicken III, Hicksville (Peruvian): This is the third such Long Island enterprise (other Millennium Chickens are in Elmont and Valley Stream) from restaurateur Nury Borbon, who was born in Puerto Rico but whose father hails from Peru. It's Borbon's marinade -- an invention made with lots of garlic -- that's used for the restaurant's signature rotisserie chicken -- bronze, juicy, flavorsome to the bone.

Chicken's Road

Mi Tierrita

Mi Tierrita, Brentwood, Hempstead and Patchogue (Colombian): In the window of this bright restaurant, dozens of birds spin on a rotisserie. They taste as good as they look.

Los Andes Restaurant

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Los Andes, Deer Park and Patchogue (Peruvian): At this full-service restaurant, a nuanced and savory marinade penetrates every fiber of the chicken meat.

Golden Chicken Peruvian Cuisine

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Golden Chicken, Bay Shore: The namesake rotisserie chicken is burnished gold and spice-infused throughout. If you order the No. 1 family-style whole rotisserie chicken combo, geared to feed about four for $22, you'll also get an avocado salad and salchipapas, a curiously compelling Peruvian specialty of French fries topped with sliced South American hot dogs.